transfer of rights

Passing ownership along

Transfer of rights is the legal conveyance of entitlements from one party to another.

Property rights transfer through sale or inheritance.

Intellectual property rights transfer through licensing or assignment.

Contract rights may transfer unless the agreement prohibits it: The transfer of rights to the publisher included all foreign editions.

Also called assignment of rights in legal contexts.

Opposites
movement vs. retention of legal entitlements

transfer of rightsinalienability

Cannot be taken away

granting vs. revoking legal authority

transfer of rightsrescission

Formal annulment of agreements

divestiture

Family

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